At the siberian village 1931

Here’s David Burliuk’s scene, maybe from the early to mid 20th century, and painted with oils on canvas. It’s got this super interesting mix of flatness and depth. I can imagine Burliuk working on this, pushing the paint around to give us this figure carrying buckets. Are they full of water? Or something else? The houses in the background are simple shapes, but they give you a sense of place. You know, it reminds me a bit of some early modernist experiments, where artists were trying to capture a feeling or an idea more than a literal scene. Look at how the red of the head covering pops against the blues and browns. And the way he’s handled the figure—sort of blocky and simplified, but still full of expression. This is a painter unafraid to mix things up, pulling from different traditions, and making something that feels both familiar and totally new. It all comes from looking and thinking and feeling, and then just going for it with the brush.